1881 Kentucky State College football team

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The 1881 Kentucky State College football team represented Kentucky State College—now known as the University of Kentucky—during the 1881 college football season. The team compiled a record of 1–2. The 1881 season was Kentucky's first football season, and after this season, they would not play again until 1891.[1]: 393 

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1881 Kentucky State College football
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Record1–2
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
1891 â†’
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1881 college football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
MIT â€“ 3–0–0
Richmond â€“ 2–0–0
Georgetown â€“ 1–0–0
Yale â€“ 5–0–1
Princeton â€“ 7–0–2
Penn State â€“ 1–0–0
Columbian University â€“ 1–0–1
Dartmouth â€“ 1–0–1
Harvard â€“ 6–1–1
Massachusetts â€“ 2–1–1
Kentucky University â€“ 2–1–0
Columbia â€“ 3–3–1
Rutgers â€“ 2–4–1
Stevens â€“ 1–2–1
Kentucky State College â€“ 1–2–0
CCNY â€“ 1–1–1
Amherst â€“ 0–3–2
Lewisburg â€“ 0–1–0
Wesleyan â€“ 0–1–0
Randolph–Macon â€“ 0–2–0
Michigan â€“ 0–3–0
Penn â€“ 0–5–0
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In 1881, gridiron football had not fully separated from the other forms of football, and some scoring systems (including those used in Kentucky) scored touchdowns as a quarter of a goal/point.[1]: 5 

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 12vs. Kentucky University[a]Lexington, KY (rivalry)W 7¼–1[1]: 393 
November 19vs. Kentucky UniversityLexington, KYL 1–2[1]: 393 
December 3vs. Kentucky UniversityLexington, KYL 2½–3¾[1]: 393 
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